how to cvt color JPEG to B&W?

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Feb 26, 2004
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hello

I got PhotoShop 7 to handle a couple of tasks that I thought would be simple, but…. Oh, and I bought a cluster of books that are apparently too advanced.

One thing I want to do is convert some color photo JPEG images to B&W. The online Help is absolutely wretched. Can someone supply a simple technique to accomplish this conversion?

thanks

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Tin Ear
Feb 26, 2004
"AS3" wrote in message
hello

I got PhotoShop 7 to handle a couple of tasks that I thought would be simple, but…. Oh, and I bought a cluster of books that are apparently too advanced.

One thing I want to do is convert some color photo JPEG images to B&W.
The
online Help is absolutely wretched. Can someone supply a simple technique to accomplish this conversion?
Sometimes third party tools are easier for quick and dirty jobs like this. Look at ReaConverter or IrfanView. Both should handle this for you nicely. Both have a nice support base and are available as free trial versions. I prefer ReaConverter for batch conversion operations but IrfanView will handle this for you as well.

The above advice is assuming clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale then clicking File > Save As is too complicated.

ReaSoft
http://www.reasoft.com/products/reaconverter/

IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.com/
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Tin Ear
Feb 26, 2004
"Tin Ear" wrote in message
"AS3" wrote in message
hello

I got PhotoShop 7 to handle a couple of tasks that I thought would be simple, but…. Oh, and I bought a cluster of books that are
apparently
too advanced.

One thing I want to do is convert some color photo JPEG images to B&W.
The
online Help is absolutely wretched. Can someone supply a simple
technique
to accomplish this conversion?
Sometimes third party tools are easier for quick and dirty jobs like this. Look at ReaConverter or IrfanView. Both should handle this for you nicely. Both have a nice support base and are available as free trial versions. I prefer ReaConverter for batch conversion operations but IrfanView will handle this for you as well.

The above advice is assuming clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale then clicking File > Save As is too complicated.

ReaSoft
http://www.reasoft.com/products/reaconverter/

IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.com/
I’ve gotta apologize for my evil twin posting that rude dig above. Happens sometimes before I hit the coffeepot.

I should have said:
Try clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale
then clicking File > Save As
to save the image. There are some third party tools that will do this as well. See the suggestions above for a couple of popular choices. _____________________
"The moving hand hath writ,
And having writ moves on.
Not all your tears of piety
Can erase one word
Of what is writ"
Omar Kayham
____________________
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leppod
Feb 26, 2004
There are several ways to do "the same thing" in Photoshop. However, not all provide the
same results, or work best in every situation.

Try Image/Adjustments/Channel Mixer and then check the monochrome box in the bottom left.
Experiment with the sliders.

Try Image/Adjustments/Gradient Map and set the colors to Black & White, and then use Levels
to fine tune it.

Try Ctrl + U to bring up Hue & Saturation. Select Colorize in the bottom right.

These various approaches give different results depending on the picture. If your serious about
B/W conversion, it is not as cut and dry as some make it out to be.

(And these suggestions are in no way an exhaustive list of options available).

Leppod~

"AS3" wrote in message
hello

I got PhotoShop 7 to handle a couple of tasks that I thought would be simple, but…. Oh, and I bought a cluster of books that are apparently too advanced.

One thing I want to do is convert some color photo JPEG images to B&W.
The
online Help is absolutely wretched. Can someone supply a simple technique to accomplish this conversion?

thanks

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AS3
Feb 27, 2004
Thank you very much. It’s astonishing how easy some operations are…when you know how. Why the Adobe help file didn’t provide these simple steps I can only guess.

again, thanks
aubrey

"Tin Ear" wrote in message
"Tin Ear" wrote in message
"AS3" wrote in message
hello

I got PhotoShop 7 to handle a couple of tasks that I thought would be simple, but…. Oh, and I bought a cluster of books that are
apparently
too advanced.

One thing I want to do is convert some color photo JPEG images to B&W.
The
online Help is absolutely wretched. Can someone supply a simple
technique
to accomplish this conversion?
Sometimes third party tools are easier for quick and dirty jobs like
this.
Look at ReaConverter or IrfanView. Both should handle this for you
nicely.
Both have a nice support base and are available as free trial versions.
I
prefer ReaConverter for batch conversion operations but IrfanView will handle this for you as well.

The above advice is assuming clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale then clicking File > Save As is too complicated.

ReaSoft
http://www.reasoft.com/products/reaconverter/

IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.com/
I’ve gotta apologize for my evil twin posting that rude dig above. Happens sometimes before I hit the coffeepot.

I should have said:
Try clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale
then clicking File > Save As
to save the image. There are some third party tools that will do this as well. See the suggestions above for a couple of popular choices. _____________________
"The moving hand hath writ,
And having writ moves on.
Not all your tears of piety
Can erase one word
Of what is writ"
Omar Kayham
____________________

TE
Tin Ear
Feb 27, 2004
"AS3" wrote in message
Thank you very much. It’s astonishing how easy some operations are…when you know how. Why the Adobe help file didn’t provide these simple steps I can only guess.

again, thanks
aubrey
I come from a long line of "bashers", as in the original meaning of "hacker". Help files are usually my last resort. I usually poke around under various meu headings to find what I want. I only acquired PSCS recently, but I fugured it’s similar enough to some of the other programs I have worked with for the feature to be there, somewhere, and I have a rough idea of where to begin my search.

Without sounding too Zen, "be the program" when looking for something. I have yet to find any program that has a truly "intuitive" interface, but if you get the mindset of the application you’re working with, you’ll usually find what you need. BTW, I don’t know what books you bought, but try the Adobe "Classroom in a Book" series. I’m learning using them for my own self paced training. Clerly written, good basic tasks and fun projects. I’m about to start the one for PSCS and I’ve been through the books for InDesign, GoLive and a lot of Illustrator. Good stuff all around! PS 7 editions are still available and may be had for good prices on-line.

Oh yes. . . when I have resorted to using the Help files, I usually say "Doh!!" when I see now easy it should have been! Help files are just that: something to jog your memory, not nessesarily a step-by-step tutorial. So far, I have always found the answer when I needed to use the Help files, it’s just that the question may not have been phrased the way I would have said it.
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"AS3" wrote in message
hello

I got PhotoShop 7 to handle a couple of tasks that I thought would
be
simple, but…. Oh, and I bought a cluster of books that are
apparently
too advanced.

One thing I want to do is convert some color photo JPEG images to
B&W.
The
online Help is absolutely wretched. Can someone supply a simple
technique
to accomplish this conversion?
Sometimes third party tools are easier for quick and dirty jobs like
this.
Look at ReaConverter or IrfanView. Both should handle this for you
nicely.
Both have a nice support base and are available as free trial
versions.
I
prefer ReaConverter for batch conversion operations but IrfanView will handle this for you as well.

The above advice is assuming clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale then clicking File > Save As is too complicated.

ReaSoft
http://www.reasoft.com/products/reaconverter/

IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.com/
I’ve gotta apologize for my evil twin posting that rude dig above.
Happens
sometimes before I hit the coffeepot.

I should have said:
Try clicking on Image > Mode > Grayscale
then clicking File > Save As
to save the image. There are some third party tools that will do this as well. See the suggestions above for a couple of popular choices. _____________________
"The moving hand hath writ,
And having writ moves on.
Not all your tears of piety
Can erase one word
Of what is writ"
Omar Kayham
____________________

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